North West Guitar Show 2012, This Weekend
Come and see Dawsons at the North West Guitar Show 2012 The North West Guitar Show is here again, bringing all things guitar to Haydock Park Racecourse Exhibition Centre. This is the kind of event that has anyone with an interest in guitars excitedly running around like a child with the keys to a toyshop. The event features over 100 exhibiting dealers, and a day of live music and demonstrations. If you love guitars, this is the place to be this weekend, and Dawsons will be there, with a stand full of goodies and some friends from our suppliers to help… Product … [Read More...]
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Korg Nano Series II Bundle Announced
The Korg Nano Series II Bundle – three tiny, but lovely controllers and a retro twist… The Korg Nano Series II Bundle is a limited run treat for the growing number of producers who work on the go. It comprises the three current USB Nano … [Read More...]
TC Electronic BG250 Bass Amp now in Stock
The affordable, yet light and feature packed TC Electronic BG250 is here! The TC Electronic BG250 bass amp was one of the surprises of the Frankfurt Musikmesse show. Not because of its features, particularly, though it is feature packed. The first … [Read More...]
The Farm Play Farida to Promote Spartacus Tour
The Farm Guitarist, and LIPA lecturer, Keith Mullen, uses his Farida on the BBC Breakfast Show The Farm are to join the fray in what promises to be a summer reliving the dance-fuelled indie scene of the early ‘90s. The Stone Roses and Happy … [Read More...]
Korg Synthesizers – 10 Landmark Models, Part 2
The second half of our mini guide to 10 milestone Korg Synthesizers It’s ‘Korg Synthesizers’ time again… Here's the concluding part of our guide to ten game-changing Korg Synthesizers. In part one, we left you in the mid 1990s, with the … [Read More...]
Sonivox Virtual Instrument Free
Get a fifty dollar voucher for a Sonivox Virtual instrument free with Akai and Alesis Controllers You may recall from a previous blog post, that the respected Sonivox Software company was recently acquired my Numark/ Alesis/ Akai. This is pretty … [Read More...]
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What is Roland SuperNATURAL technology?
Roland SuperNATURAL technology has crept into many of its latest products, but what does it do? The Roland SuperNATURAL sound technology has gone from being a feature of its flagship digital pianos and synthesisers, to being a key feature of many of … [Read More...]
Rickenbacker Guitars – A Potted History, Part 2
Rickenbacker Guitars truly established itself as a giant of the guitar world when the ‘60s arrived… When Rickenbacker Guitars (or Electro String, to give it the correct company name of the time) was purchased by FC Hall in 1953, the music world … [Read More...]
Rickenbacker Guitars – A Potted History
Rickenbacker Guitars is one of the oldest and most innovative guitar builders in the World. So, where did it begin? There are few brands of guitar as instantly recognisable as Rickenbacker, both aesthetically and sonically. Their guitars have strong … [Read More...]
Alternative Fingerboard Timbers
Alternative Fingerboard Timbers, And Why You Should (or Shouldn't) Care. In recent months, you may have heard that Gibson Guitars has been under scrutiny for the use of certain woods in the construction of its guitars (rosewood, specifically). As a … [Read More...]
Seymour Duncan Pickups Guide Part 1
A mini-guide to a selection of Seymour Duncan Pickups Changing the pickups on a guitar can be a cost effective way of giving a guitar a new lease of life, and Seymour Duncan pickups are some of the World’s finest. Initially manufacturing just … [Read More...]
